Folding tent.



H. G. HERGELROTH.

FOLDING TENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 1909.

Patented July 20, 1909.

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H. G. HERGELROTH.

FOLDING TENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 1909.

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Application filed February 16, 1909. Serial No. 478,165.

To allwhom it may concern: it

Be it lrnown that l, Hanna? Gr. Hansen ROTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Middlotown, in the county Dan phin, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain. new and useful improvements inFolding Tents; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such. as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to malre and use thesame.

This invention relates to tents and canopies and has specal reference toa folding tent or canopy.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel form ofstandard for use in connection with a folding tent or canopy.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for holdingabrace mem her in operative relation to a standard in such a device.

"With the above and other objects in view, as will be hereinafterapparent, the. invention consists in general of a standard provided withfolding rafter members and a novel arrangement of bracing for saidrafters.

The invention further consists in certain details of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and specifically set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, like char actors of reference indicatelike parts in the several views, and zl igure 1 is an end view of a tent)rovided with this invention, the end wall eing removed to show theconstruetion; Fig. 2 is a view of the standard and its connected membersfolded, the view being taken in the same plane as in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isan enlarged detail view of the head of one of the standards. Fig. 4 is amodification showing a single standard arranged to support a squaretent.

The numeral 10 indicates the standard or upright pole. At the upper endof this standard is held, in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3, a singleJlate 11, while in the form shown in Fig. 4 t iere are two of theseplates preferably arranged at right angles. in all of these forms theplate projects beyond the standard 10 and is provided on each side ofthe standard with suitable perforations each of which receives a bolt 13which forms the pivot for a rafter member 14. In the form shown in thefirst three figures two of the standards 10 are employed and these arettpecifieation of Letters Patent.

standard 10. standard 10 is provided with a notch 16 for each. of therafter members and a brace 17 is pivoted to each of the rafter membersas being adapted to enter the notch 16.

Patented .1" uly 20, 1909.

spaced apart by means of the ordinary ridge iole not bein necessar hereto be shown \ffl I while in the form shown in Fig. 4 no ridge pole isemployed but in place thereof there are four rafter members attached toa single In both of the forms the indicated at 1.8, the free endof' themembers Upon the free end of each brace is a loop or eye 18 wherethroughpasses a spring 19, one end of which is secured as at 20 to the standard10,

while the other end passes through a loop spring 19 will hold this freeend firmly in the notch until withdrawn manually.

For the purpose of withdrawing the free end of the member 17 there isprovided a knob 23 located on said member, and for the purpose ofsupporting the outer end of the rafter members, as well as to aid inraising the same a strut 24 is pivoted as at 25 to the outer end of eachof'saicl neinbei's.

When the device has been raised it is intended thatit shall be coveredwith suitable tent fabric as indicated at 26.

In all of the claims it will be noted that the construction issubstantially the same and that there has been provided a simple andefficient device of the character described and for thepurposespecified.

It is obvious that many minor changes oted to said rafter, and resilientmeans forcing the free end of said members against the standard to causesaid end to enter the notch when the rafter is raised.

2. In a folding tent, a standard provided with a notch, a rafterpivotally attached to the upper end thereof, a brace member pivoted tosaid rafter, an eye 011 the free end of said member and a spring mountedon the standard and passing through the eye to force the free end ofsaid member against the standard and cause said end to enter the notchwhen the rafter is raised.

3. In a folding tent, a standard provided with a plurality of notches,rafters pivotally attached to the upper end of said standard, a bracemember pivoted to each of said rafters intermediate its ends, an eye onthe free end of each of said braces, springs rigidly attached to saidstandard each passing through the eye on its respective brace member andother eyes on said standard engaging the free ends of the respectivesprings.

4. In a folding tent, a standard provided with a plurality of notches,rafters pivotally attached to the upper end of said standard, a bracemember pivoted to each of said rafters intermediate its ends, an eye onthe free end of each of said braces, springs rigidly attached to saidstandard each passing through the eye on its respective brace member andstruts pivotally attached to the outer end of the respective rafters.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

H. G. HERGELROTH.

Witnesses 2 M. K. BARR, M. J. BARR.

